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Sleep: A recent study monitored the sleep of people living near flight paths and found that those who were exposed more frequently to even moderately loud aircraft noise (55 decibels or more ...
The January 2023 to November 2023 complaints resulted in warnings, violations or citations 49% of the time with parking and noise being the most common complaints.
Annoyance effects of noise are minimally affected by demographics, but fear of the noise source and sensitivity to noise both strongly affect the 'annoyance' of a noise. [42] Sound levels as low as 40 dB(A) can generate noise complaints [43] and the lower threshold for noise producing sleep disturbance is 45 dB(A) or lower. [44]
Real estate professionals may benefit from adopting the "Broken Windows Theory", because if the number of minor transgressions is monitored in a specific area, there is likely to be a reduction in major transgressions as well. This may actually increase or decrease value in a house or apartment, depending on the area. [37]
Noise pollution has emerged as a prominent stressor on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are among the most important ecosystems of the earth, as well as they are of great importance to several communities and cultures around the world, that depend on the reefs for the services they provide, such as fishing and tourism. [84]
For years, tenants at a large South L.A. apartment complex have complained about serious health and safety problems at their apartments. But city and county inspectors haven't fixed the issues.
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An effective model for noise control is the source, path, and receiver model by Bolt and Ingard. [9] Hazardous noise can be controlled by reducing the noise output at its source, minimizing the noise as it travels along a path to the listener, and providing equipment to the listener or receiver to attenuate the noise.